June 9: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1311Duccio's famous altarpiece Maestà was ceremonially installed in Siena Cathedral.
2. 1534Jacques Cartier became the first European to describe and map the Saint Lawrence River.
3. 1815The Congress of Vienna ended, establishing Europe's new political order after Napoleon.
4. 1861A protocol signed in Beyoğlu granted autonomous administration to Mount Lebanon under Ottoman rule.
5. 1959USS George Washington, the first nuclear submarine to carry ballistic missiles, was launched.

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